Connie Mack

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Certainly.

Mr. MACK. I think that is probably as close to a ``definite maybe'' as you can get in the Senate at this time. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until the hour of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, October 6. I further ask unanimous consent that on Friday, immediately following the prayer, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the Senate then begin a period of morning business with the time until 10 a.m. equally divided in the usual form.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for the Chair to lay before the Senate, en bloc, messages from the House on S. 1236 and S. 1849, that the Senate concur, en bloc, to the House amendment, and that the action be reconsidered and tabled.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed, en bloc, to the immediate consideration of the following items which are at the desk: H.R. 2641 and H.R. 5036.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read the third time, passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Energy Committee be discharged from the following bills and resolutions and, further, the Senate now proceed to their consideration en bloc: H.R. 1509, H.R. 2778, H.R. 3676, H.R. 3817, S. 2273 with amendment No. 4297, and S. Res. 326. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment No. 4297 be agreed to, the bills be considered read the third time and passed, the resolution and preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to any of the bills or resolutions be printed in the Record, with the above occurring en bloc.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 891, H.R. 4063.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be withdrawn, the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 898, S. 2872.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 904, H.R. 2496.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 906, H.R. 3292.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be agreed to, the amendment be agreed to, the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 143, submitted earlier today by Senators Murkowski and Bingaman.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. I now ask for its second reading, and I object to my own request.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 920, H.R. 34.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be agreed to, the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 908, H.R. 4286.

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 144, submitted earlier by Senator Lott and Senator Daschle.

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House to accompany H.R. 707, an act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 707) entitled ``An Act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes'', with the following House Amendment to Senate Amendment: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

Mr. MACK

Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.